Monthly Archives: February 2009

Speaking out

Posted on 11 February 2009 by Emmett Duffy

My colleague John Feeney has been working tirelessly to break through the widespread taboo against discussing the root cause of global society’s manifold, seemingly unrelated, yet accelerating problems: there are too many of us.  And we use too many resources, … Continue reading →

Posted in Oceans, Politics, Sustainability | 5 Comments

New kids in town get to work

Posted on 5 February 2009 by Emmett Duffy

[Note: I normally don't clog the blog with big swaths of text lifted verbatim from other sources, but in this case I couldn't resist.  This is a copy of one of the Policy News issues I get periodically from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Biodiversity, Politics, Science, Sustainability | 3 Comments

Death and taxes . . . and reincarnation

Posted on 3 February 2009 by Emmett Duffy

Recently I got an uncharacteristic surge of organizational momentum, girded my loins, donned my battle gear,  and dove into the swamp of my home office filing system.  Many of you will appreciate from your own experience what a daunting task … Continue reading →

Posted in Biodiversity, Books and media, Sustainability | Tagged , , | 3 Comments